San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-08

was occupied Win Otner business GOWN
town, which could not be completed In
time for him to attend. After the read
ing and approval OF the minutes OF last
meeting, memorials and petitions were
read a. follows:
ages or a suit he had been compelled TO
defend In the district court. Referred
to city attorney.
II. Ellis wanted permission to tap the
Alazan ditch. Referred to ditch CON-
mittee.
Guadalupe Chapa petitioned for a
monthly pauper's allowance. Mayor
and city physician.
Andrew Hogan was granted remission
OF his taxes.
j. Msltsberger prayed for permission
to run a fence across the San Pedro
creek, for stock pens. Granted.
From citizens, to drain Grand avenue.
Referred to street and bridge commit
tee and city engineer.
From Mrs. N. ID. Campbell. for re-
duction OF taxes. Assessment commit
tee
From Steve Dauenhauer, for SIS to
construct ditch wall rear OF his prop
erty. Ditch committee.
From Eliza Schlinger, for cOmpensa-
ton for lsnd for opening Indianola
street. Aldermen OF the ward.
From Mrs. II. G. Williams, for reduc-
ton of assessment. Assessment COM
mittee.
From Minerva McCaul, for monthly al
lowance. Referred to mayor and city
physician.
From Louis Dietzel, to construct drain
across Alamo street into sewer OF the
city. Granted.
From Mrs. Burton, relating to ditch,
sidewalks and damages. Referred to
ditch committee. ..r
From j. ID. Morrison, in regard to the
order he has received from the mayor
to remove his fence lack to the old line.
He was willing to have committee APP
pointed to examine his deeds and If they
decided it belonged TO the city, he would
remove the fence at his own cost. Re-
ferred 10 city attorney and city engineer.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From city engineer, relative to open
ing OF Myrtle street between San Pedro
avenue and North Flores street, as to
cost, etc. The cost of the opening,
bridges across ditch, filling and grading,
would be $1,000. Referred to the street
and bridges and finance commit tees.
From city engineer, relating 70 curb
line on King William street, recommend
ing that sidewalks on that street be made
10 feet in width, which will clear all
trees. Adopted.
From city engineer, In regard to
complaints of material used in the
street work. He reported that 1t was
all right. The black dirt complained of
in the gravel was caused by the use Of
old gravel, which had become mixed
with black dirt in the old gravel pits. 1t
was received and filed.
Report of city engineer about propos-
ed improvements on San Fernando
street. He reported that Laredo street
was higher than San Fernando street,
and to carry water off San Fernando
street, Laredo street would have to be
cut some four feet to Arsenal street.
Underground drainage was not practi-
cable In their present condition.
This brought Mackey to his feet and
he could not see how thu engineer want
ed to cut Laredo street TO drain San Fer
nando street. 1t is well known that the
point proposed to be drained is much
lower than the ground through which
the drainage must pass. The engineer
was called upon and.explained. Anyhow
the point to be drained is private, not
public domain, for the most part.
On motion OF Lockwood il was refer
red to the mayor, aldermen Of ward and
city engineer, with authority to accept
such notifications as may be practical
BILE.
From ditch commissioners, east and
west side, monthly reports. Ditch COM
mittee.
E.o,, ;nsnaofor mo; uhta and pnaoourao
for month of January, showing that he
was unable to report on milk, no instru-
ments having arrived yet. Scales in
spectected 40. Measures, 81; weights
43. Condemned four scales, three meas
ures and one wooden measure. Re-
ceived and filed.
From S. G. Newton, city attorney, for
January. Finance committee.
From city market master for month OF
December, 1886. Market committee.
From city pound master for January.
Police committee.
City marshal, for month Of January
Police committee. Conner wanted 1t
sent to the market committee.
Mackey said that he understood there
was a petition from DIR. Elliott that had
not been read.
Mackey wanted to know, too
II they were entitled to another meet
ing. The mayor stated that under the
charter, they would have another meet
ing, as the new aldermen would not
have enough time to qualify before the
next meeting, after the votes were can
vassed.
The clerk could not find DR.. Elliott's
petition and Clerk Fletcher was in
structed to attend to the Doctor.
An ordinance to amend section one,
chapter As, was laid over.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Finance-Belknap reported receipts
and expenditures for December.
Report OF city collector for December,
no returns for recorders court or market
master.
Kalteyer's bill for medicines, $779.
Also several small bills.
Under a mistake in December, they
had to approve bill for three cents for
lumber. This month they charged three
and one half cents. They refused to ap-
prove these latter bills, as the price
charged was excessive. The action OF
the committee was approved.
Report adopted.
Petitions and ordinances-Applioa-
boards in front of the opera house. APP
proved.
Claims for damages for horse killed on
Lewis bridge last month was referred to
the city attorney. Report adopted.
Geo. Msndry, for allowance for NOV
ing back his fence to line, referred to
city attorney. Adopted. arHn
Fire committee-From j. Weber to
build iron clad on north side West
Gam nnaron afraat uaa Urn ntnd